embaixador

Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Occitan ambaisador (ambassador), derivative of ambaissa (service, mission, errand), from Gothic 𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌱𐌰𐌷𐍄𐌹 (andbahti, service, function), from Proto-Germanic *ambahtiją (service, office), derivative of Proto-Germanic *ambahtaz (servant), from Gaulish *ambactos (servant), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂m̥bʰi (round about, around) + Proto-Indo-European *h₂eǵ- (to drive).

Pronunciation

  • (Paulista) IPA(key): /ẽ.ˌbaj.ʃa.ˈdoɹ/
  • (South Brazil) IPA(key): /ẽ.ˌbaj.ʃa.ˈdoɻ/
  • (Carioca) IPA(key): /ẽ.ˌbaj.ʃa.ˈdoχ/
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ẽ.ˌbaj.ʃɐ.ˈðoɾ/
  • Hyphenation: em‧bai‧xa‧dor

Noun

embaixador m (plural embaixadores)

  1. ambassador
    Synonym: legado
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